Lot 207 , A pair of Chinese wucai cylindrical vases, Kangxi period, late 17th century, 26.5cm high, faults

A pair of Chinese wucai cylindrical vases, Kangxi period, late 17th century, each painted with birds amid flowers, foliage and rockwork, 26.5cm high, faults
Estimate £400-600


Provenance:
Hon. Olivia Vernon Mulholland (1902-1984); thence by family descent.
The Honorable Olivia Vernon Harcourt was the daughter of Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt and Mary Ethel Burns. She held the office of Woman of the Bechamber to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1951 and was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1958 and Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.) in 1971.

The first vase has a crack extending from the rim down the whole length of the neck, there is wear to the gilding and a few shallow chips around the top rim and there is some slight wear to the glaze around the edge of the foot / fritting, the green enamel on the rock work has some slight crazing to it, the second vase has been heavily restored and possibly rebuilt around the rim and neck, with a visible chip to the edge, again some slight wear to the gilding and a few minor glaze nibbles and losses around the edge of the foot where there has been fritting.


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Sold for £360